Technical Advisor - Rural Development / Institutions P-4
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is an International Financial Institution and a Specialized United Nations Agency whose mission is to enable poor rural people to overcome poverty. IFAD's headquarters is in Rome, Italy, and is present in more than 80 countries to develop and finance programmes and projects aimed at increasing agricultural productivity and incomes.
The Programme Management Department (PMD) is responsible for the overall lending programme of the Fund, and is composed of five Regional Divisions, Environment and Climate Division, and Policy and Technical Advisory Division (PTA).
PTA has articulated its broader role around four key functions and activities: i) quality enhancement in support to Country Programs at both design and implementation stages; ii) knowledge management and contribution to the development of operational "products"; iii) policy engagement; and iv) networking and strategic partnerships.
Within PTA, the Rural Institutions, Social assets and Empowerment Unit (RISE) ensures that country programs benefit and empower poor rural women and men and that effective institutions enable inclusive, sustainable and scalable development and poverty reduction processes. It strives to improve the targeting of agricultural and rural development initiatives, including their outreach to, relevance for and ownership by poor rural women and men, smallholder farmers and rural producers, indigenous peoples, youth and other groups of rural poor people. The RISE Unit promotes gender equalityand viable opportunities for the rural poor through social empowerment and smallholders institutional development.
Purpose of Position
The Technical Advisor - Rural Development/Institutions will work with other thematic Technical Advisors to enhance the quality, relevance and effectiveness of IFAD country programmes, loan and grant funded projects, policy advice and knowledge management. The incumbent will facilitate integrated analysis of the different dimensions of inclusive rural development processes (with special emphasis on human, institutional and economic dimensions) to ensure coherence of PTAs advice to country programme (COSOP), project design and implementation support.
Duties and responsibilities
Under the general supervision of the Director PTA and the direct supervision of the Senior Technical Advisor - Institutions and Organizations in RISE, the incumbent will:
Provide up-to-date policy, institutional and technical advice to Country Programme Management Teams (CPTMs) for COSOP formulation and project design on inclusive and sustainable development.
Participate in loan and grant funded projects implementation support, to provide on-demand technical support to on-going programmes; and participate in project implementation support/supervision missions.
Increase synergy and collaboration among PTA's thematic units and increase coherence of PTA's engagement with other IFAD divisions in the Programme Management Department (PMD), as well as with the Strategy and Knowledge Management Department (SKM) on issues related to small-holder institutions and organizations, poverty reduction, gender, targeting/social inclusion, community empowerment, rural and territorial development and decentralisation.
Contribute to innovation, learning and knowledge management processes by researching, analysing and synthesising information for in-house learning process of enhancing competencies on rural development and decentralization.
Support the development of PTA's grants program, including managing processes to facilitate the uptake and sharing of knowledge within IFAD, its partners and in-country policy makers.
Build and strengthen strategic engagement with knowledge centres and partners dealing with above mentioned issues in developing countries.
Perform other duties as may be requested by the Director of the Division.
Qualifications and Skills required
Education and experience
Master's degree in development economics, rural development, agriculture, social science or other relevant field.
At least 8 years of successful professional experience in rural development in developing countries,
Experience of identifying and addressing development issues associated with rural poverty, institutions and organizations, gender and targeting in the context of agriculture and rural development programmes,
Proven capacity to conduct fieldwork, to draw lessons learned and to identify practical solutions.
Technical/functional competencies
Demonstrated competency in analysis and synthesis of information, and report writing.
Excellent planning, time management and ability to deliver written outputs under tight deadlines.
Ability to work effectively in a multicultural and interdisciplinary team
Languages and other skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; including the ability to set out a coherent argument in presentations and group interactions
A working knowledge of another official language of IFAD (Arabic, French or Spanish) is desirable.
Other Information
Applicants should note that IFAD staff members are international civil servants subject to the authority of the President of IFAD, and they may be assigned by him/her to any of the activities of IFAD, including field assignments and/or rotation within IFAD.
IFAD reserves the right to appoint a candidate at the appropriate grade commensurate with experience and knowledge.
Interested candidates are requested to apply by completing IFAD's Personal History Form (PHF) in English. A separate CV may be attached if you so desire, only as a supplement and not a substitute to the PHF.
The application should be made through the online system only.
In the interest of making most cost effective use of funds and resources, we are only able to respond to applicants who are short-listed for interview. Candidates who do not receive any feedback within three months should consider their application unsuccessful.
Candidates may be required to take a written test and to deliver a presentation as well as participate in interviews.
Technical Advisor - Rural Development / Institutions P-4 - Policy and Technical Advisory Division - deadline: 30 September 2012
The Programme Management Department (PMD) is responsible for the overall lending programme of the Fund, and is composed of five Regional Divisions, Environment and Climate Division, and Policy and Technical Advisory Division (PTA).
PTA has articulated its broader role around four key functions and activities: i) quality enhancement in support to Country Programs at both design and implementation stages; ii) knowledge management and contribution to the development of operational "products"; iii) policy engagement; and iv) networking and strategic partnerships.
Within PTA, the Rural Institutions, Social assets and Empowerment Unit (RISE) ensures that country programs benefit and empower poor rural women and men and that effective institutions enable inclusive, sustainable and scalable development and poverty reduction processes. It strives to improve the targeting of agricultural and rural development initiatives, including their outreach to, relevance for and ownership by poor rural women and men, smallholder farmers and rural producers, indigenous peoples, youth and other groups of rural poor people. The RISE Unit promotes gender equalityand viable opportunities for the rural poor through social empowerment and smallholders institutional development.
Purpose of Position
The Technical Advisor - Rural Development/Institutions will work with other thematic Technical Advisors to enhance the quality, relevance and effectiveness of IFAD country programmes, loan and grant funded projects, policy advice and knowledge management. The incumbent will facilitate integrated analysis of the different dimensions of inclusive rural development processes (with special emphasis on human, institutional and economic dimensions) to ensure coherence of PTAs advice to country programme (COSOP), project design and implementation support.
Duties and responsibilities
Under the general supervision of the Director PTA and the direct supervision of the Senior Technical Advisor - Institutions and Organizations in RISE, the incumbent will:
Provide up-to-date policy, institutional and technical advice to Country Programme Management Teams (CPTMs) for COSOP formulation and project design on inclusive and sustainable development.
Participate in loan and grant funded projects implementation support, to provide on-demand technical support to on-going programmes; and participate in project implementation support/supervision missions.
Increase synergy and collaboration among PTA's thematic units and increase coherence of PTA's engagement with other IFAD divisions in the Programme Management Department (PMD), as well as with the Strategy and Knowledge Management Department (SKM) on issues related to small-holder institutions and organizations, poverty reduction, gender, targeting/social inclusion, community empowerment, rural and territorial development and decentralisation.
Contribute to innovation, learning and knowledge management processes by researching, analysing and synthesising information for in-house learning process of enhancing competencies on rural development and decentralization.
Support the development of PTA's grants program, including managing processes to facilitate the uptake and sharing of knowledge within IFAD, its partners and in-country policy makers.
Build and strengthen strategic engagement with knowledge centres and partners dealing with above mentioned issues in developing countries.
Perform other duties as may be requested by the Director of the Division.
Qualifications and Skills required
Education and experience
Master's degree in development economics, rural development, agriculture, social science or other relevant field.
At least 8 years of successful professional experience in rural development in developing countries,
Experience of identifying and addressing development issues associated with rural poverty, institutions and organizations, gender and targeting in the context of agriculture and rural development programmes,
Proven capacity to conduct fieldwork, to draw lessons learned and to identify practical solutions.
Technical/functional competencies
Demonstrated competency in analysis and synthesis of information, and report writing.
Excellent planning, time management and ability to deliver written outputs under tight deadlines.
Ability to work effectively in a multicultural and interdisciplinary team
Languages and other skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; including the ability to set out a coherent argument in presentations and group interactions
A working knowledge of another official language of IFAD (Arabic, French or Spanish) is desirable.
Other Information
Applicants should note that IFAD staff members are international civil servants subject to the authority of the President of IFAD, and they may be assigned by him/her to any of the activities of IFAD, including field assignments and/or rotation within IFAD.
IFAD reserves the right to appoint a candidate at the appropriate grade commensurate with experience and knowledge.
Interested candidates are requested to apply by completing IFAD's Personal History Form (PHF) in English. A separate CV may be attached if you so desire, only as a supplement and not a substitute to the PHF.
The application should be made through the online system only.
In the interest of making most cost effective use of funds and resources, we are only able to respond to applicants who are short-listed for interview. Candidates who do not receive any feedback within three months should consider their application unsuccessful.
Candidates may be required to take a written test and to deliver a presentation as well as participate in interviews.
Technical Advisor - Rural Development / Institutions P-4 - Policy and Technical Advisory Division - deadline: 30 September 2012
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